Hair Transplants for Scar Revisions

Visible scars on your scalp can deflate your confidence. Whether you have a more visible scar after hair loss or a longtime scalp scar, a hair transplant can help. Hair transplant procedures are the most effective and permanent way to remove or minimize a scalp scar.

At Natural Transplants, we help men and women remove visible scalp scars from a previous hair transplant surgery. We also treat scarring caused by cysts, acne, accidents, and previous surgical procedures.

Our team can remove your scar, no matter whether it’s a small scab or a large scar. You will get natural-looking and permanent results, with nearly undetectable signs of scarring.

How Does a Scalp Scar Repair Work?

At Natural Transplants, we specialize in FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) and FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) hair transplant techniques for scalp scar repair.

For FUE, the our doctors implant hair follicles from grafted donor hair directly into the scar tissue. However, this procedure is difficult and can take longer to complete than a regular transplant. The surgeon has to work with a reduced blood supply and support tissue in the area of scarring.

Scar tissue can also leave your skin stiff, with no existing hair follicle pattern to work with. In certain cases, the scar may be too thick to work with, or “hypertrophic”. In this case, the lack of blood supply means grafted hair can’t grow or function adequately. In such cases the optimal solution is an FUT scar revision procedure. This procedure entails removing the damaged tissue and then re-sutures the scar to create a thin nearly-undetectable linear scar greatly decreasing the visibility once healed.

Our doctors can look at your scar and determine the best plan of action personalized for you to correct the issue.

Scars From a Previous Hair Transplant

Hair transplants can result in visible scars that won’t go away entirely especially when done incorrectly or by a inexperienced surgeon.

FUT procedures (aka the “strip” method) involve removing a strip of skin from the back of the head to form hair grafts. The surgeon then transplants these grafts onto thinning or bald areas of the scalp. This can leave patients with a linear scar that makes it difficult to hide, particularly with shorter hair. The detectability of an FUT Scar can be exacerbated by an inexperienced doctor who is not well-versed in hair transplants.

At Natural Transplants, our surgeons will review your individual hair transplant scar and identify the optimal corrective procedure. Options may include FUE by which the surgeon implants hair follicles from grafted donor hair directly into the scar tissue to aid in decreased visibility. In other cases the scar may be too thick to work with, or “hypertrophic” thus requiring an FUT scar revision procedure. FUT entails removing the damaged tissue and then re-sutures the scar to create a thin nearly-undetectable linear scar greatly decreasing the visibility once healed.

Non-Hair Transplant Scars

In addition to hair transplant scarring, our team can successfully remove scars caused by other factors.

Hair transplants can treat scarring caused by:

Cysts or acne
Surgical procedures
Trauma
Traction alopecia
Infections
Burns

If you have had recent hair loss that makes your scalp scars more visible, a hair transplant could be a good long-term choice to lessen the scarring.

Scar Revision Before and After Images

Explore results from past scar revision patients of Natural Transplants. Individual results may vary.

Say Goodbye to Your Scalp Scar!

Contact the doctors at Natural Transplants. Our experienced team can help you remove a scar from your scalp – whether it’s from a hair transplant, or another previous cause.

Discuss your options with a licensed doctor, and receive a personalized plan just for you. Get your free consultation.

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